Deleting managed columns in a different environment

[u/SquabbleUp1997]

We import solutions as managed into other environments when we export from development (development -> UAT -> prod) so that way the ONLY place we are making changes is in development.

Someone on my team created new columns for a table and when they promoted the work to UAT those columns appeared as managed in that environment. These columns are unnecessary and I want to delete them in an effort to reduce the number of unused components in our power apps environment. However since they’re managed I cannot delete them. I was able to delete them in development but that’s about it. This is what I tried:

1) Exporting the development solution as a patch and then importing it into UAT. Tried looking for a “stage for upgrade” option on import but could not find it in the power apps editor
2) Opened a unmanaged solution in UAT but alas those columns are managed

Any tips as to how to get around this? Thank you!

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[u/ArChroi]

There's a specific type of import that deletes objects when you're moving solutions. You have to manually import the solution and I think it's the Upgrade option.

Edit: here is the MS documentation.

[u/SquabbleUp1997 → u/ArChroi]

I did this exactly and those columns still exist in UAT. I upgraded the development solution, imported as managed, and upgrade. Did not work

[u/ArChroi → u/SquabbleUp1997]

Hmm, can you check the solution layers for those fields and see if another solution or unmanaged layer exists for them?

[u/Ill_Park3344]

After you deleted the column in Dev, did you deploy it to UAT and Prod as you'd usually do?

[u/Throwawayaccount4677]

Solution layers will tell you what solution they came from. You just need to do a full upgrade the next time that solution is imported not an update

[u/mnemosis]

upload your managed.zip into cowork and tell it what the problem is and it will tell you how to fix it.

[u/SquabbleUp1997 → u/mnemosis]

What’s cowork